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Forum: Nordic Skiing March 7th 10, 02:41 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 0
Views: 2,069
XC skiers handling travel: big barrier?

I think there are several big milestones for an athlete to surpass.

You can have talent, etc., but unless you can handle traevl with
getting sick you're toast.

Which brings up "getting sick." You...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 7th 10, 02:32 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 26
Views: 8,534
Damn it's hard to buy Nordic Skis Nowadays!

On Mar 6, 9:01*pm, SMS wrote:
The spousal unit really hates her 16 year old Asolo Blisterfield II
boots, and wanted NNN-BC boots and bindings. She also really needs
...
Forum: Nordic Skiing February 18th 10, 12:58 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 9
Views: 2,655
Olympic broadcasts

So, back to topic: anyone know a good broadcast? Link? For XC?
Forum: Nordic Skiing February 6th 10, 09:11 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 4
Views: 12,526
No More Nordic Norm 75mm?

On Feb 5, 8:50*am, Pavel314 wrote:
I wanted to get a pair of Nordic Norm 75mm boots for an old pair of
waxless skis that have been idle for many years. The old boots fell
...
Forum: Nordic Skiing November 14th 09, 12:30 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 0
Views: 1,213
Anyone have a CX / XC merger or conflict?

I took the plunge this fall and bought a pair of CX tires for my old
sport touring bike. I stripped down the bike, installed tires and, wah-
la, I have an intro cyclocross machine.

I've known about...
Forum: Nordic Skiing October 23rd 09, 09:08 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 3
Views: 1,245
New XC ski club at Michigan State Univ.! : )

Students at MSU are starting a new XC ski club. First one ever!

I went to their first meeting last night. About a dozen showed up with
another 8 who couldn't make it but are on the email list.

Only...
Forum: Nordic Skiing December 17th 08, 04:13 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 8
Views: 4,204
More reports on Start Grip Tape?

Well, I only have one pair of daily skis, but I went and put on the
tape. It was easy to install. It's very thin and sticky.

Then I took it out on thinly covered trails, with lots of leaves,
about...
Forum: Nordic Skiing December 12th 08, 03:37 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 8
Views: 4,204
More reports on Start Grip Tape?

I saw the post on the new Grip AND Glide treatments, which reminded me
that I have some Start Grip tape, but I've never used it. I'm getting
closer to giving it a try. I just love optimal skis. At...
Forum: Nordic Skiing December 7th 08, 03:56 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 1
Views: 2,199
FS: NIB Fischer RC5 Classic boots 44 NNN

On Dec 6, 11:01*am, "Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com)"
wrote:
I just bought these boots online and was told they were Combi's but
they're not, just the low-cut classics....
Forum: Nordic Skiing December 6th 08, 04:01 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 1
Views: 2,199
FS: NIB Fischer RC5 Classic boots 44 NNN

I just bought these boots online and was told they were Combi's but
they're not, just the low-cut classics. I don't know what model year
they are---they're new in box. Pretty recent, I'd say. They're...
Forum: Nordic Skiing December 5th 08, 08:07 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 1
Views: 1,519
Any classic boots have heels that are too tight?

Does anyone out there have trouble with classic boots that are too
snug in the heel?

I have a slight hunch that LOOSE heels are the bane of modern classic
boots.

Why do they design classic boots to...
Forum: Nordic Skiing November 26th 08, 06:55 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 1
Views: 3,041
Difference b/w Alpina ST-30 and TR-50 tour boots?

PS: I just went to the Alpina homepage and it looks like the ST-30 is
just the newer model of the same boot. I wonder if there are any
meaningful differences in it. Weight? Eh, they're probably the...
Forum: Nordic Skiing November 26th 08, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 1
Views: 3,041
Difference b/w Alpina ST-30 and TR-50 tour boots?

I see two pairs of Alpina touring boots out there that seem darn
similar. Anyone know the differences?

Is there a difference in weight? Model year? I see that the ST-30 is
usually $10 more...
Forum: Nordic Skiing June 18th 08, 02:37 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 2
Views: 1,898
A Cycling Question Related To Nordic Skiing

On Jun 16, 6:43 am, ADK Skier wrote:
I've cycled for many years, but always road conservatively. My roadie
friends say I need to ride bigger gears to become faster. However...
Forum: Nordic Skiing June 11th 08, 12:23 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 0
Views: 1,332
Any recent dealings with Jesenik?

Has anyone ordered rollerskis from Jesenik lately?

The last time I compared rollerskis his were cheapest by far even with
Euro postage.

--JP
Forum: Nordic Skiing April 18th 08, 12:54 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 16
Views: 3,413
do you wear reg socks or thin socks or 2 pair of socks or?

Thanks for the BD tip. : )

I wonder if socks for racing and for touring are 2 totally different
critters. What do speedskaters wear in outdoor events? Probably hardly
anything. I never had a cold...
Forum: Nordic Skiing April 10th 08, 12:35 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 21
Views: 3,699
Modify/stiffen your own skis?

You guys are funny. I think I'll keep it simple. I'll add a thin layer
of carbon/glass to a test ski to see if it makes it any stiffer in a
good way. If it does then I'll have an easy way to make...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 21st 08, 01:33 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 8
Views: 3,016
Huge variety of winning styles: Ian Harvey in new Master Skier

On Mar 21, 1:01 am, wrote:


Sorry, I was refering to the Ian Harvey article "Find Your Own Way" of
the Mid-Season 2005-2006 edition. In that article, he concluded with
7...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 21st 08, 04:16 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 7
Views: 3,917
Whining about WC team suit design and big "smock" bibs...

So even if they look bad, I'm still happy they are keeping them :)

Maybe there's a way they could put numbers on uniforms, or wear
numbers, that wasn't so ugly. (Assign a number to the skier at...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 18th 08, 05:37 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 8
Views: 3,016
Huge variety of winning styles: Ian Harvey in new Master Skier

If we could dig in enough and interview skiers they might be able to
give us these missing datapoints. Even video might show it, if anyone
cared. That is, I suspect that top skiers have indeed tried...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 18th 08, 12:48 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 8
Views: 3,016
Huge variety of winning styles: Ian Harvey in new Master Skier

I just read the new Master Skier. It has a cover story by Ian Harvey
that says there are lots of very different ski techniques that winners
use.

....Straddling or total weight shift. Forward torso...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 18th 08, 12:37 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 11
Views: 4,390
Torrents from Sapporo '07 available?

On Mar 17, 7:13 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:42:55 -0700 (PDT), "Jeff Potter (of

OutYourBackdoor.com)" wrote:
...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 18th 08, 01:15 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 7
Views: 3,917
Whining about WC team suit design and big "smock" bibs...

On Mar 17, 7:43 pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:23:33 +0000, dardruba
wrote:

Picture the poor timekeeper...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 17th 08, 01:20 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 7
Views: 3,917
Whining about WC team suit design and big "smock" bibs...

In the recent vids I've watched the suits seemed design to CAMOFLAGE
the racers. I never really did know who Newell was while I watched his
race! The amount of major color in the suits plus the...
Forum: Nordic Skiing March 17th 08, 01:18 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Replies: 9
Views: 5,236
"Good skis" seem to determine the podium: recipe for lowpopularity?

On Mar 17, 2:07 am, wrote:
On Mar 16, 6:42 pm, "Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com)"

wrote:
Just wondering...

Does any other sport have this...
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